to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
several years; a few years
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
first warbling heard in a New Year
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to be dead; to be lifeless
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to see through; to see the true nature of something
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
melting; liquefying; fusion
notice; attention; observation
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
residence; housing; residential building
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
physical law; laws of physics
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
shock; tremor; impact; vibration